Meaning of traditional owner | Babel Free

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A descendant of the tribe or ethnic group that occupied a particular region before European settlement, especially when that occupation is recognised by Australian law.

Australia

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“The Aboriginal Land⟳ Rights (NT) Act 1976 (ALRA) has provided an avenue for Indigenous people in the Northern Territory to come⟳ to a court and give⟳ evidence to a Commonwealth appointed judge⟳, known as the Land⟳ Commissioner, as to why he should ‘find⟳ them’ the traditional owners of certain tracts of Crown land⟳.”

“2006, Dermot Smyth, Case Study⟳ 20.9: Garig Gunak Barlu National Park⟳, Australia, Michael Lockwood, Graeme Worboys, Ashish Kothari, Managing Protected Areas: A Global Guide⟳, page 539, During the 1950s, all of the remaining Aboriginal traditional owners were removed to a government settlement on nearby Croker Island. In 1981, the establishment of Gurig National Park⟳ was agreed to by the Northern Territory government and the Aboriginal traditional owners in order⟳ to resolve⟳ a pending land⟳ claim⟳ under the Aboriginal Land⟳ Rights Act of the Northrn Territory. Rather than proceed with the claim⟳, the traditional owners consented to the establishment of the national park⟳ in return⟳ to regaining title to their native lands.”

“The decision of one senior traditional owner to stand⟳ outside the negotiation process⟳ militated against an even more favourable outcome.”

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